4 results for “General Electric”
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Company document · JM Litigation Chronology · August 4, 1982
Manville Legal Department Presentation to the Board on Asbestos Litigation (1982)
…averaged $844,000; the summary adds that "As a general rule punitive damages are not insurable." It also reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court had "eliminated" the state of the art defense, and lists four…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · October 3, 1995 · in the opinion
Barnes v. Keene Corp. (1995)
…S. Hebrank, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, IL, for Carey Canada, Incorporated. Michael T. Novak, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Springfield, IL, Michael D. Freeborn, Michael J. Higgins, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, IL…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · May 9, 1991 · in the opinion
Thacker v. Unr Industries, Inc. (1991)
…In a comprehensive opinion, this court discussed and applied a combination of the general substantial-factor test of causation and the "frequency, regularity and proximity test" and the "fiber-drift" theory which involved causation of asbestos…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · September 21, 1992 · in the opinion
Thacker v. Unr Industries, Inc. (1992)
…44 Ill.2d at 405, 256 N.E.2d 6. As is the general rule in civil cases, the plaintiff has the burden of producing evidence sufficient to establish each element of his or her claim.